# 2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards

The 2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards ceremony, organized by MBC Plus and Genie Music, took place on November 6, 2018, at Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea. This is the first MGA ceremony.
BTS, Wanna One, and Twice took home the grand prizes, also known as the "Daesang Awards".

## Attendees, performers and presenters

Jun Hyun-moo hosted the show. Day6, Momoland, Chungha, Stray Kids, Heize, (G)I-DLE, Jung Seung-hwan are among the attendees of the show and won.

### Performers

* Celeb Five and Akane Kikaku – "I Wanna Be a Celeb"
* Charlie Puth – "See You Again"
* BTS and Charlie Puth – "We Don't Talk Anymore" and "Fake Love"
* Generations from Exile Tribe – " F.L.Y BOYS F.L.Y GIRLS"
* Vibe, Ben, and 4Men's Kim Won-joo – "I Can't". "Love, ing" and "Please Come Back Again"
* Twice – "Heart Shaker", "What Is Love", "Dance the Night Away", and "Yes or Yes"
* Wanna One – "To Be One", "Nothing Without You", "I'll Remember", "Light" and "Beautiful"
* BTS – "Save Me", "I'm Fine" and "Idol"

### Presenters
## Judging criteria

| Division | Online Voting | Digital Sales | Judge Score | Social Media |
| Artist of the Year | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% |
| Song of the Year | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% |
| Best Selling Artist of the Year | 10% | 50% | 20% | 20% |
| Digital Album of the Year | 10% | 50% | 20% | 20% |
| Artist Category Awards* | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% |
| Song Genre Awards** | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% |
| Special Awards*** | 100% | – | – | – |
| *Male Artist Award, Female Artist Award, Male Group Award, Female Group Award, Male Rookie Award, Female Rookie Award, Discovery of the Year **Dance Track (Male), Dance Track (Female), Vocal Track (Male), Vocal Track (Female), Rap/Hip Hop Music Award, Band Music Award, OST Award ***Genie Music Popularity Award, Idolchamp Global Popularity Award |||||

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Voting took place on the Genie Music website from October 1, 2018, through October 31, 2018.
| Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Song of the Year (Daesang) |
| BTS Blackpink BtoB Celeb Five Chungha Dean Fromis 9 (G)I-dle HAON Heize iKon Jang Deok Cheol Jung Seung Hwan KHAN Kim Dong Han Loona Mamamoo Momoland Pentagon Paul Kim Red Velvet Roy Kim Seventeen Seungri Stray Kids Sunmi Suzy Twice Taeyeon The Boyz VINXEN Wanna One Yong Jun-hyung | Wanna One – "Beautiful" BEN – "Can’t Go" BEN – "Love, ing" Blackpink – "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" BtoB – "Missing You" BTS – "Fake Love" BTS – "Idol" Bolbbalgan4 – "Travel" Day6 – "Shoot Me" Davichi – "Days Without You" Epik High – "Love Story" (Feat. IU) F.T. Island – "Summer Night’s Dream" Hyukoh – "Love Ya!" Heize – "Jenga" (Feat. Gaeko) iKon – "Love Scenario" ISU (M.C THE MAX) – "My Way" Jang Deok Cheol – "Good Old Days" Jaurim – "For Ever and Ever" Mamamoo – "Rainy Season" Mamamoo – "Starry Night" Momoland – "Bboom Bboom" MeloMance – "Deepen" MeloMance – "Tale" NELL, GroovyRoom – "Today" Pentagon – "Shine" Paul Kim – "Every Day, Every Moment" Red Velvet – "Power Up" Roy Kim – "Only Then" Seventeen – "Oh My!" Shinee – "Good Evening" Sondia – "Adult" Twice – "What is Love?" Winner – "Everyday" Wanna One – "Boomerang" Yong Jun-hyung – "Sudden Shower" (Feat. 10 cm) |
| Best Selling Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Digital Album of the Year (Daesang) |
| Twice Bolbbalgan4 BTS MeloMance Red Velvet | BTS – Love Yourself: Answer Bolbbalgan4 – Red Diary Page.2 Epik High – We've Done Something Wonderful iKon – Return Wanna One – 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) |
| Best Male Group | Best Female Group |
| BTS BtoB iKon Seventeen Wanna One | Twice Red Velvet Mamamoo Momoland Blackpink |
| Male Rookie Group | Female Rookie Group |
| Stray Kids HAON Kim Dong Han The Boyz VINXEN | (G)I-dle Celeb Five Fromis 9 Loona KHAN |
| Best Male Solo Artist | Best Female Solo Artist |
| Jung Seung-hwan Dean Roy Kim Seungri Yong Jun-hyung | Chungha Heize Sunmi Suzy Taeyeon |
| Discovery of the Year | Rap/HipHop Music Award |
| Celeb Five Jang Deok Cheol Momoland Paul Kim Pentagon | iKon – "Love Scenario" BTS – "Fake Love" Epik High – "Love Story" (Feat. IU) Winner – "Everyday" Yong Jun-hyung – "Sudden Shower" (Feat. 10 cm) |
| Best Band Performance Award | Best OST Award |
| Day6 – "Shoot Me" F.T. Island – "Summer Night’s Dream" Hyukoh – "Love Ya!" Jaurim – "For Ever and Ever" NELL, GroovyRoom – "Today" | Paul Kim – "Every Day, Every Moment" BEN – "Can't Go" ISU (M.C THE MAX) – "My Way" MeloMance – "Deepen" Sondia – "Adult" |
| Best Male Dance Performance | Best Female Dance Performance |
| BTS – "Idol" Pentagon – "Shine" Seventeen – "Oh My!" Shinee – "Good Evening" Wanna One – "Boomerang" | Momoland– "Bboom Bboom" Blackpink – "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" Mamamoo – "Starry Night" Red Velvet – "Power Up" Twice – "What is Love? |
| Best Male Vocal Performance | Best Female Vocal Performance |
| Wanna One – "Beautiful" BtoB – "Missing You" Jang Deok Cheol – "Good Old Days" MeloMance – "Tale" Roy Kim – "Only Then" | Heize – "Jenga" (Feat. Gaeko) Ben – "Love, ing" Bolbbalgan4 – "Travel" Davichi – "Days Without You" Mamamoo – "Rainy Season" |
| Best Rap/Hip Hop Award | Genie Music Popularity Award |
| iKon – "Love Scenario" BTS – "Fake Love" Epik High – "Love Story" (feat. IU) Winner – "Everyday" Yong Jun-hyung – "Sudden Shower" (Feat. 10 cm) | BTS List of nominated artists Ben Blackpink Bolbbalgan4 BtoB Celeb Five Chungha Day6 Davichi Dean Epik High Fromis 9 F.T. Island (G)I-dle HAON Heize Hyukoh iKon ISU (M.C THE MAX) Jang Deok Cheol Jaurim Jung Seung Hwan KHAN Kim Dong Han Loona Mamamoo MeloMance Momoland NELL and GroovyRoom Pentagon Paul Kim Red Velvet Roy Kim Seventeen Seungri Shinee Sondia Stray Kids Sunmi Suzy Twice Taeyeon The Boyz VINXEN Wanna One Winner Yong Junhyung |
Other Awards
* MBC Plus Star Award – Wanna One
* Best Global Performance – Twice
* Best Producer – Bang Si-hyuk
* Best Pop Artist – Charlie Puth
* MGA Best Choreographer – Son Sung-deuk (BTS' Idol)